Seth Godin Quotes
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My blogging life is basically goalless. I like the zen nature of that, and paradoxically, it improves results.
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Are you doing work worth doing, or are you just doing your job?
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The value we create is directly related to how much valuable information we can produce, how much trust we can earn, and how often we innovate.
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It takes three years to be an overnight success, sometimes more.
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When you set down the path to create art, whatever sort of art it is, understand that the path is neither short not easy. That means you must determine if the route is worth the effort. If it's not, dream bigger.
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It's far easier to put your future into someone else's hands than it is to slog your way forward, owning the results as you go.
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We are leaving the industrial economy and entering the connection economy.
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One way to sell a consumer something in the future is simply to get his or her permission in advance.
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The joy of art is particularly sweet, though, because it carries with it the threat of rejection, of failure, and of missed connections. It's precisely the high-wire act of "this might not work" that makes original art worth doing.
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If you could do tomorrow over again, would you?
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You don't need a new plan for next year. You need a commitment.
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The time to look for a new job is when you don't need one. The time to switch jobs is before it feels comfortable.
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The challenge of our time is to find a journey worthy of your heart and your soul.
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As soon as you are willing to say 'it's not for you', you're freed up to make art.
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Great leaders create movements by empowering the tribe to communicate. They establish the foundation for people to make connections, as opposed to commanding people to follow them.
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So much easier to aim for the smallest possible audience, not the largest, to build long-term value among a trusted, delighted tribe, to create work that matters and stands the test of time.
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Make something happen today, before you go home, before the end of the week. Launch that idea, post that post, run that ad, call that customer. Go the edge, that edge you've been holding back from... and do it today. Without waiting for the committee or your boss or the market. Just go.
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Sign your work...If you're not proud of it, don't ship it. If you are, sign your work and own the results. We'll know who to thank. If you work for a place where work goes unsigned (internally, in particular) it's worth asking why.
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The most successful givers aren’t doing it because they’re being told to. They do it because doing it is fun. It gives them joy.
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If you need to conceal your true nature to get in the door, understand that you'll probably have to conceal your true nature to keep that job.
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But what if I fail? You will. A better question might be, ‘after I fail, what then?’ If you’ve chosen well, after you fail you will be one step closer to succeeding, you will be wiser and stronger and you almost certainly will be more respected by all of those that are afraid to try.
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You have to pay the price to be in the right place at the right time often enough that people tend to see you as the regular kind.
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Now for the first time, you can choose yourself. You can be responsible for what you do and how you do it. You have to do the hard work of finding and pleasing an audience.
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Giving people what they want isn't always what they want.